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"Laat u koninkryk kom" : die publieke getuienis van die kerk

Coertzen, P. (2004)

The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub/index

Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.

Article

The article is about the public witness of the church – a topic which is much discussed in
theological literature in these days. It is argued that the church must give a public witness.
Various reasons can be given why churches must give public witness: for the sake of the
Kingdom of God; because of the power of religion; the reality of pluralist societies and the
opportunities guaranteed by freedom of religion. There are however certain conditions for
the public witness of the church i.e. the church must always retain its own identity, not
only the church as an institution must give public witness but all the members must also
be equipped to give such a witness. There must be clarity on who speaks on behalf of the
church, theology must help the church to give an informed witness, churches and religions
will have to talk to each other. Lastly a case study on the public witness of the church is
given.